Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Esther 2

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 248, footnote 14 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 3459 (In-Text, Margin)

14. The world’s philosophers drive out an old passion by instilling a new one; they hammer out one nail by hammering in another. It was on this principle that the seven princes of Persia acted towards king Ahasuerus, for they subdued his regret for queen Vashti by inducing him to love other maidens.[Esther 2:1-4] But whereas they cured one fault by another fault and one sin by another sin, we must overcome our faults by learning to love the opposite virtues. “Depart from evil,” says the psalmist, “and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” For if we do not hate evil we cannot love good. Nay more, we must do good if we are to depart from evil. We must seek ...